The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the state Industrial Commission lacked jurisdiction to review a petition for declaratory judgment.
Case: Idaho Retired Firefighters Association v. Public Employee Retirement Board, No. 45769, 06/13/2019, published.
Facts: In 1976, the Legislature passed a law providing for an annual cost-of-living adjustment for Idaho Firemen's Retirement Fund beneficiaries. Idaho Code Section 72-1471 states that the COLA is to be "calculated on the percentage increase or decrease in the average paid firefighter's salary or wage."
In 2009, the Idaho Retir...
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